The Universal Home Entertainment production will be a straight to DVD/Blu-ray release in 2014 and will be shot in Romania, according to Moviehole, which does not make any note of Silva's role in the film.

This is not the first time a fighter will appear in the franchise, as UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture played the main villain in The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, while The Ultimate Fighter alumnus Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson had a small role in The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption.

The Lost Throne is the fourth installment in The Scorpion King series, which starred Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the title character back in 2002.

Silva is 5-4 inside the cage since making his Strikeforce debut in late 2009, scoring crushing knockouts over Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem and losing convincingly to current UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez (twice) and contender Fabricio Werdum.

Silva, who most recently lost his title bid against Velasquez at UFC 160 in May, does not currently have a fight lined up, though he has expressed an interest in settling the score with Thiago Silva, an ex-teammate and career light heavyweight.